Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Σ	Δ pts
1	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	Usain Bolt	386	▲ +2
2	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	Kenenisa Bekele	369	–
3	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	Carl Lewis	336	–
4	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	Sergey Bubka	296	–
5	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	Haile Gebrselassie	292	–
6	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	267	▲ +1
7	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Hicham El Guerrouj	Paavo Nurmi	Paavo Nurmi	266	–
8	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	260	▲ +1
9	Jan Železný	Jan Železný	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	Michael Johnson	258	–
10	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Mo Farah	Armand Duplantis	230	▲ +58
11	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Mo Farah	225	–
12	Javier Sotomayor	Javier Sotomayor	Renaud Lavillenie	Renaud Lavillenie	Javier Sotomayor	198	▲ +1
13	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Ray Ewry	Eliud Kipchoge	Renaud Lavillenie	196	–
14	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Eliud Kipchoge	Ray Ewry	Eliud Kipchoge	195	–
15	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	Colin Jackson	Colin Jackson	Ray Ewry	192	–
16	Eliud Kipchoge	Eliud Kipchoge	Christian Taylor	Christian Taylor	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	189	▲ +50
17	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Yuriy Sedykh	Colin Jackson	188	–
18	Ezekiel Kemboi	Ezekiel Kemboi	Ezekiel Kemboi	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Christian Taylor	183	–
19	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Justin Gatlin	Armand Duplantis	Yuriy Sedykh	181	▲ +1
20	Roman Šebrle	Roman Šebrle	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Ezekiel Kemboi	Mutaz Essa Barshim	179	▲ +6
21	Robert Korzeniowski	Jonathan Edwards	Roman Šebrle	Justin Gatlin	Ezekiel Kemboi	170	–
22	Jonathan Edwards	Robert Korzeniowski	Jonathan Edwards	Roman Šebrle	Justin Gatlin	170	–
23	Emil Zátopek	Emil Zátopek	Robert Korzeniowski	Jonathan Edwards	Roman Šebrle	169	–
24	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Ashton Eaton	Robert Korzeniowski	Jonathan Edwards	168	▲ +1
25	Virgilijus Alekna	Virgilijus Alekna	Emil Zátopek	Ashton Eaton	Ryan Crouser	168	▲ +39
26	Allen Johnson	Allen Johnson	David Rudisha	Emil Zátopek	Robert Korzeniowski	165	–
27	David Rudisha	David Rudisha	Virgilijus Alekna	David Rudisha	Ashton Eaton	162	▲ +1
28	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Mutaz Essa Barshim	Allen Johnson	Virgilijus Alekna	Emil Zátopek	160	–
29	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Paul Tergat	Allen Johnson	David Rudisha	158	▲ +1
30	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Bernard Lagat	Paul Tergat	Karsten Warholm	157	▲ +21
31	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	Iván Pedroso	Bernard Lagat	Virgilijus Alekna	156	–
32	Mike Conley	Mike Conley	Mike Conley	Iván Pedroso	Allen Johnson	155	–
33	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Hannes Kolehmainen	Mike Conley	Paul Tergat	153	–
34	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Noureddine Morceli	Hannes Kolehmainen	Joshua Cheptegei	152	▲ +26
35	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Maurice Greene	Noureddine Morceli	Bernard Lagat	151	–
36	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Saïd Aouita	Maurice Greene	Iván Pedroso	151	–
37	Viktor Saneyev	Viktor Saneyev	Viktor Saneyev	Saïd Aouita	Mike Conley	151	–
38	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	Frankie Fredericks	Viktor Saneyev	Damian Warner	149	▲ +8
39	Lars Riedel	Lars Riedel	Lars Riedel	Frankie Fredericks	Hannes Kolehmainen	149	–
40	Parry O'Brien	Parry O'Brien	Parry O'Brien	Lars Riedel	Noureddine Morceli	149	–
41	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Wilson Kipketer	Parry O'Brien	Maurice Greene	148	–
42	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	Ralph Rose	Wilson Kipketer	Saïd Aouita	147	–
43	Daley Thompson	Daley Thompson	Daley Thompson	Damian Warner	Noah Lyles	144	▲ +34
44	LaShawn Merritt	LaShawn Merritt	LaShawn Merritt	Ralph Rose	Viktor Saneyev	144	–
45	Al Oerter	Al Oerter	Al Oerter	Daley Thompson	Frankie Fredericks	143	–
46	Jefferson Pérez	Jefferson Pérez	Jefferson Pérez	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Lars Riedel	143	–
47	Andreas Thorkildsen	Andreas Thorkildsen	Andreas Thorkildsen	LaShawn Merritt	Parry O'Brien	142	–
48	Asbel Kiprop	Asbel Kiprop	Armand Duplantis	Al Oerter	Wilson Kipketer	142	–
49	Moses Kiptanui	Moses Kiptanui	Damian Warner	Jefferson Pérez	Ralph Rose	141	–
50	Ville Ritola	Ville Ritola	Asbel Kiprop	Karsten Warholm	Daley Thompson	140	–

Seven meeting records set on final night of Diamond League season

WorldAthletics.org | 06.09.2026

A total of seven meeting records were set on the final night of the Wanda Diamond League season in Brussels on Saturday.

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Masai Russell breaks women's 100m hurdles world record with 12.09 at 2026 Zurich Diamond League

Olympics.com | 27.08.2026

The Olympic champion took 0.03 off Tobi Amusan's mark with no wind at all, less than 40 minutes after Alison dos Santos set a world record of his own in Zurich.

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Britain’s Amy Hunt wins record 4th gold medal at European championships. ‘Mondo’ victorious again

APnews.com | 17.08.2026

Amy Hunt won a record fourth gold medal in a single edition of the European championships when Britain clinched victory in the mixed 4x100 relay on Sunday.

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